How to Protect Your Eyes This Summer From Harmful UV Rays Spending time in the great outdoors does a body good—a little communing with nature can reduce stress and re-energize your life. Bathing in the sunshine also gives you a dose of Vitamin D, and a boost to your immune system. But you can get […]
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Marcia Cochran and corrective lenses have been “friends” since her fifth-grade teacher noticed her squinting in class. Decades later, she still wore contacts along with “readers” to help her see up close. But then she began to notice a more dramatic decline in her vision. “It seemed I was constantly increasing the magnification of my
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According to a recent United Nations report, the world’s population splits evenly between males and females. In matters of eye health, however, women encounter more problems than men. To bring awareness to these increased vision risks for women, the Prevent Blindness foundation has signified April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Eye care providers,
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Imagine gazing at a family portrait filled with the smiling faces of those you love most. Only, you can’t see their smiles—in fact, you can barely make out their faces. The details you long to see are blurred or blanked out. This is what people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) experience every day. Blurring and
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What You Need to Know About Glaucoma, the ‘Silent’ Eye Disease Our bodies have an amazing way of letting us know when we’re sick or injured. Even so, some health conditions can “fly under the radar,” so to speak: By the time you begin to sense something’s wrong, permanent harm may have already occurred. Glaucoma,
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How You can Protect One of Life’s Greatest Blessings—the Gift of Sight During the Holidays, people of various cultures and backgrounds celebrate in vastly different ways. But there does seem to be a common theme: Tis the season for giving. It’s also a great time to offer thanks for all the many blessings of life.
This upcoming Halloween night, millions of children around the world will suddenly transform into all manner of fantastic creatures. The streets will teem with pirates, tigers, princesses, wizards, and other imaginary beings, intent on amassing as many treats as possible. With any number of costuming choices and techniques—and a little imagination—any kid can become whoever
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When planning for retirement, the earlier you start the better. The longer you wait, the less likely you’ll enjoy the lifestyle you desire. The same goes for your eyesight: If you’re not doing the right things now to protect your vision, you could lose some—or all—of your eyesight later in life. “Unfortunately, it’s inevitable that
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“Older” eyes seem to garner most of the attention concerning vision care—and for good reason. As we age, our risks for eye diseases like cataracts or macular degeneration tend to rise dramatically. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be concerned for “younger” eyes: Although eye disease occurrence among children is much lower than in adults,
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As the old Gershwin tune goes, it’s “summertime, and the living is easy.” Presumably, a white sand beach somewhere is calling your name—time to hunch under a shady umbrella with a good book, scrounge the shore for seashells, or take a dip in the waves. All after slathering yourself in sunscreen, of course—too much sun
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